Quotes on Math And Music

A surprising proportion of mathematicians are accomplished musicians. Is it because music and mathematics share patterns that are beautiful?

I'm a visual thinker, really bad at algebra. There's others that are a pattern thinker. These are the music and math minds. They think in patterns instead of pictures. Then there's another type that's not a visual thinker at all, and they're the ones that memorize all of the sports statistics, all of the weather statistics.

Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting.

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.

Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.